The making of a table

[RivennHewn]

I like that persuader.

Really looking forward to hitting something with it!

 

[turbowoodworker]

"Dang neighbor kids were using my hewing hatchet for throwing practice. Messed up my tree, and broke my handle."

Does your shovel need a new handle after burying those neighbor kids?

 

[RivennHewn]

"Dang neighbor kids were using my hewing hatchet for throwing practice. Messed up my tree, and broke my handle."

Does your shovel need a new handle after burying those neighbor kids?

Nah,
Reminded me of things I did as a kid

 

[RivennHewn]

To go along with my hewing hatchet and persuader, I figured I was in need of a froe mallet as well.

This is as far as I got before my wrist started to complain.

 

[RivennHewn]

Got a little time to play with my froe mallet this afternoon.

Brought it inside to my bench (with the mess). Tough going, as the grain of the handle is twisted and full of knots. Makes for tough work with he drawknife, axe, and chisel.

 

[Toolfool]

Ready for the lathe.

 

[RivennHewn]

No lathe on this little project. All done with hatchet, drawknife, spokeshave, and chisel.

No power cords allowed.

 

[RivennHewn]

Been working nights this week, but can't seem to sleep during the day.

Too wet and rainy to get involved in any major projects outside.

Just bored in the shop today:

Any reasonable person would throw this in the firewood pile:

I saw something a little different:

 

[RivennHewn]

Installed 3 legs, going for the last one.
Had to tap it one more time.

 

[royce]

Installed 3 legs, going for the last one.
Had to tap it one more time.

Son of a bisket
Will you save it with some bow ties or would that peg your QC meter?
Mucho sorry

Royce

 

[RivennHewn]

Son of a bisket
Will you save it with some bow ties or would that peg your QC meter?
Mucho sorry

Royce

Cracks like that are kind of a given with rounds.

The drying process introduces stresses to the piece.

Thinking about what I want to do with it now.

 

[drivesitfar]

RIV: sorry to see that crack. i have a bunch of 6 inch phillips screws if you can use them. maybe if you have some epoxy the screws might hold the piece in place long enough for it to maybe become whole again?

nice eye re purposing that scrap of wood for your bits.

 

[RivennHewn]

Cracks are to be expected, but I was hoping I’d found one that was likely to stay sound.
Oh well.

Now the creative opportunity has presented it’s self.

 

[Toolfool]

Always that one more ... Bummer. Good thing you have a whole stack of them.

 

[RivennHewn]

Always that one more ... Bummer. Good thing you have a whole stack of them.

The stack is dwindling.
I’ve given some away

 

[Toolfool]

Big cedar round ....

 

[RivennHewn]

Big cedar round ....

Let's flatten it

 

[RivennHewn]

This afternoon I pulled a couple chisels out of my box of fun. Both need cutting edges addressed.
The top one is a CE Jennings, and the bottom is a James Swan.

Flattening the backside is a pain, but the only way to get a sharp edge.

Tomorrow I'll finish up the bevels and find a place for them on the bench

 

[RivennHewn]

Mailman brought me a new toy today.

It needed a new handle, so I found a likely piece from the woodpile, and used a hammer handle I like to model it after.

My freshly sharpened draw knife made quick work of it.

A little clean up with the chisel,

And done!

 

[Toolfool]

Looks good. I like that draw knife.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Riven, as usual great work all round.

 

[drivesitfar]

Riv: agreed you do some great work making these chisels and hammers handles. is that just a scrap piece of leather protecting your hammer's head from getting scratched up by the Craftsman vise's jaws?

do you have a need for this particular hammer of did it look lonely and you wanted to give it a good home?

cheers

 

[RivennHewn]

Looks good. I like that draw knife.

Thanks,
It was somebody’s blacksmith project. They didn’t quite get the angle of attack right. It took me a bit of reshaping and honing to get it to cut properly.

I do like the size and weight, and overall feel of the tool.

 

[RivennHewn]

Riven, as usual great work all round.

Thanks 1/2 Cup,

I’ve been working nights, which frees up some shop time. (Who needs sleep, right?)

 

[RivennHewn]

Drives,

I think of my shop as the home for the wayward, bastardized, abused, and forgotten tools.

 

[RivennHewn]

I took my toys outside to play today.

Used my hewing hatchet and my new adze on a piece of scrap firewood and hollowed it out.

Then I played with fire

Shou Sugi Ban!

Then, I got all creative and **** and put rocks in it

 

[Toolfool]

You're amazing, dude.

 

[royce]

Way cool

Royce

 

[RivennHewn]

Thanks guys.

Fun little project to try out the new adze, and who doesn’t like playing with fire?

 

[drivesitfar]

Riv: you are getting a lot of cool little projects done during the day now that you are working nights and thanks for sharing.

i just saw a video not too long ago where the contractor/woodworker was burning the wood instead of staining it and using it as siding and i'll try to find that video if you are interested.

keep up the great work and hope you are getting a little sleep.

 

[RivennHewn]

Drives,

Google 'Shou Sugi Ban'. It's a traditional Japanese wood treatment using fire.

I've been experimenting with it a bit here lately.

Like anything that looks simple, there is more to it than you might initially think.

Too much burn leads to alligatoring, which causes a lot of cracking, which lets in water.

Not enough burn, and you don't seal it up any. Doesn't work the same on all woods.

It's kind of an art, and there are a lot of variable.

Have a great weekend!

 

[drivesitfar]

Riv: the Samarai Carpenter lives in Victora, BC and i watched a few of his videos and one was showing the process you mentioned. here's a link in case you have 10 minutes to sit down and watch and nothing better to do. or maybe some of your followers will like this kid and watch this and a few of his other videos.

I luckily helped my daughter move yesterday with an open utility Uhaul cause they changed it from today that was supposed to be nice and as i'm sitting here it's pouring rain and didn't rain a drop yesterday.

back at you and hope you find more cool stuff to make or fix this weekend or maybe just relax and smell the roses so to speak.

cheers

 

[RivennHewn]

Drives,

Thanks for the link. Entertaining guy. While I like the look he achieved, it’s a little too aggressive on the removal process he used for me.


A bit too rainy for me outside today. I'm staying inside drinking coffee and playing at my bench.

A new leather sheath for my favorite James Swan chisel. Some simple tubular rivets to help hold the corners together.

 

[RivennHewn]

Here's another little leather project I did while back. A bullhide sheath hand stitched with deer sinew. Copper rivets hold the belt loop on.

The knife is a Robeson that I picked up on a trip through the Goodwill with my kids. I've never seen another knife with the texture on the blade.

Would love to know what year it was made. I've done a few google searches, and there is info on the company, but nothing I've found on this style of knife.

 

[Toolfool]

Drives,

Google 'Shou Sugi Ban'. It's a traditional Japanese wood treatment using fire.

I've been experimenting with it a bit here lately.

Like anything that looks simple, there is more to it than you might initially think.

Too much burn leads to alligatoring, which causes a lot of cracking, which lets in water.

Not enough burn, and you don't seal it up any. Doesn't work the same on all woods.

It's kind of an art, and there are a lot of variable.

Have a great weekend!

Worked on a house here in Langley a few years ago that was designed in Japanese influences. The siding had been done in that burn treatment, all the interior trim was whitewashed VG fir, floors were some kind of compacted earth/dirt. Then a Japanese guy came from Oregon or Calif to do the landscaping and people PAID money to come watch him get PAID to work !

 

[RivennHewn]

Worked on a house here in Langley a few years ago that was designed in Japanese influences. The siding had been done in that burn treatment, all the interior trim was whitewashed VG fir, floors were some kind of compacted earth/dirt. Then a Japanese guy came from Oregon or Calif to do the landscaping and people PAID money to come watch him get PAID to work !

Tool,

I respond to your post earlier, an attempt at humor. Then I re-read it and it wasn't really funny so I deleted it. Sorry if you read it and found it less than humorous.

Today I spent some more time making leather sheaths for my edge tools.

Variations on a theme;

Which was fun because I got to use one of my all-time favorite tools

100 plus year old tool that still does what it should.

 

[drivesitfar]

Riv: nicely done. i knew i should have not thrown away that drawer full of leather scraps when i cleaning out a client's garage a couple years ago. keeps blades nice and sharp and better yet might prevent extra blood loss.

I saw your post commenting on Toolfool's post where the guy working was selling seats and didn't think you were waaay out of line so hopefully TF took it that way too even though he is an ISLANDER.

i remember spending a few weekends up there with our little kids at a friends house with no tv or cell phones or pagers and it was very peaceful even with the jets taking off and flying around.

cheers

 

[Toolfool]

Missed it.

 

[RivennHewn]

Missed it.

You didn’t miss anything.

How ‘bout them scissors?

 

[Toolfool]

Those are nice scissors. You have some nice vintage stuff. You've been getting so many things done, maybe you should stay on nights.